Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 April 1939 — Page 20
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By TOM HORNER
CAST OF CHARACTERS ALAN WARREN-—Ambitious country doctor. EMILY WARREN-Alan's wife ERIC KANE--Construction engincer. DR. FARRELL Alans elderly asso. ciate,
Yesterday: Emily watched Alan on hit delivery case. Then as she watches Rim leave, she faints, She hears Fare rel calling her, saving that she has | Just saved a lite! |
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\ JHEN Emily came to, she was | J lying on a couch on the sun porch. Farrell had a bottle of evil smelling something under her nose. She pushed it away, sat up “If you hadn't rushed Mrs. Bower to the hospital when you did, Alan would have had to take care of her at home—there wasnt time to get |
her here, after we got the call. And then. we wouldn't have had oxygen handy. Yes, Emily, you've saved your first baby. I'm proud of you.” “Oh, Dr. Farrell—-here I go, crying all over again.” They looked up to see Billy Bower enter the door, strutting, not pacing this time “Its a girl, it's a girl” he shouted delightedly at Emily. “I'm awfully giad, too,” he added, his face serious. ‘She'll never have tt g0
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laugh followed the youth down the corridor. ‘Alan said you were leaving for St. Louis” There was a question in Farrell's tone. “Thats what he thought, Doctor He rushed away. He wouldn't let me explain. I've been trying to tell him. ever since the night the dam broke. that I want to stay here, in Sumner, with him. But he wouldn't listen to me “He thought I loved Eric—but I don't. I love Alan, only Alan. I want to stay here—to be "Mrs. Doc. if he'll let me.” = = 2 ARRELI smiled. “Well, you've a fair start, Emily!” “What if he hates thought terrified her. encugh to make him What if he doesn't want more?” . “I wouldn't spend much time worrying about that,” Farrell answered. “You've plenty of other things to keep you busy.” “Other things? What, rell?” “Well, you have to start taking lessons on what every doctor's wife should know. And you won't learn all that in a day, two. You have to learn his patients; each one individually. Oh, there are a tHousand things to learn. And then theres the clinic.”
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“So you don't like his looks, eh?
Lady, if you're looking for beauty in a fish I'd suggest the aquarium!”
“That's been a dream of Alan's! and one of mine for years now. A free maternity clinic, where women
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of the poorer class can get care and treatment. Where we can keep a better watch on both mothers and children. Alan was talking about it this morning.” “He's never mentioned it to me” “He probably didn’t think you'd be interested. You've been a factor, in a way, of preventing its establishment. Alan knew that if we did start it, it would mean his being away from home even more of the time. It would have to be after-hours affair, you know, with a lot of work at night.” “Is there anything I can do to help?” “If you really want to, Emilyv— and I believe you do, now—you can be most important. Alan and I will have to start it on a shoestring, and there'll be plenty of work for you, making appointments, keeping records. investigating cases. We had planned to hire a professional investigator, but you would be better People will tell a doctor's wife more than they will an ordinary case mvestigator. “It will be a great thing for mothers, for children and for Sumner, Emily. And I hope you'll have a big share in its success.” He spoke frankly, and to the point. Emily realized, had he said the same things a week ago, she would have been furious. Now, however, she warmed to his plans, welcomed his advice. Things might | have been easier had she listened! to Farrell before. But he had never talked to her like this — only once
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Fon was on her side, definitely, and his counsel was important to Alan. Even if Alan were slow to forgive her, for her heartbreaking errors of the past few weeks, if Farrell urged that he forget the whole thing, he would make a greater effort. Just how was Alan going to take her coming back—although she really had never left, Emily wondered. He had been so cold, so distant ever since that night the dam broke—except for the instant when she kissed him goodby at the dock. All of his love for her was in that kiss, mute and undenied. And Emily had given all of her heart then, too. It was like the Kiss on the altar, after their marriage. “T'll see you downstairs,” Farrell was saying. “I'll send Alan right up, soon as he can get away. You rest there for a while.” | It might have been only a min-| ute or two—it might have been 10! —when she heard the door open again: then Alan's anxious voice—! “Emily, are vou all right?” | She reached out her arms to him. He was across the room, at her side in an instant. Their lips met Alan loved her, just as he always] had, just as he alwavs would. “Darling, my darling,” was all Emily could say. “I suppose Farrell told you that Wo zmnd eo the Bower baby is alive because Shey ° ¢
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Angela and Billy know, too. They're so grateful to you. Billy has three women in his life now, his wife, his daughter and you” | Emily laughed. “If vou had seen!
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it was not a boy. Billy's a fine young man, Alan I want to do mors for them, move them out of that] hovel, get him a better job. You'll! try, won't you?”
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WELL, THER'S NOBODY HOME BUT ME, AN’ I'M TOO HONE TO HELP ANYBODY TO TAKE |W MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENSES! YEW HAINT BEEN A COWPUNCHER FER TEN A COWBQY 1S ASSOCIATED WITH HOSSES, NOT WITH PEDESTRIANS!
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IF I CAN RUN RYDER OUT OF CRATER CREEK, ZEKE’LL SELL OLT AND WE'LL CLEAN UR / ;
YEAH! ZEKE DON'T KNOW TH’ GOV'MENTS GOTTA HAVE. THIS LAND FOR TH! \RRIGA, TION DAM,
A (CONGRATULATIONS, MV DEAR ROWDEN. THE McKEE PARTY ENDED IN AN UPROAR. YOUNG TUBBS ENGAGEMENT |S AS
IN SHAKING CAROL'S [FAITH IN WASH, AROUSED OLD McKEE'S DISTRUST, {AND WOWED THEM BOTH {BY INTRODUCING His
IMPOSSIBLE FATHER AH, WHAT GLORIOUS VICTORIES !
OM, WOTTA WEEK-END! IF ONLY I CAN SLIP IN WITHOUT ANYONE KNOWIWG WOT HAS WAPPENED!
NEXT ATTACK, POP. ... THAT'S THE ONE THAT'LL REALLY RING THE BELL.
AW, YES. AND HERE'S ) TOMY SON ... THE FUTURE WEIR TO THE McKEE MILLIONS.
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